Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (/ˌtærənˈtiːnoʊ/; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker and actor. His films are characterized by non-linear storylines, satirical subject matter, an aestheticization of violence, utilization of ensemble casts, references to pop culture, their soundtracks, and features of neo-noir film.

Tarantino grew up as a devoted film fan and worked at Video Archives, a video rental store, while training to act. His career began in the late 1980s, when he wrote and directed My Best Friend's Birthday, the screenplay of which formed the basis for True Romance. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992; regarded as a classic and cult hit, it was called the "Greatest Independent Film of All Time" by Empire. Its popularity was boosted by his second film, Pulp Fiction (1994), a black comedy crime film that was a major success both among critics and audiences. Judged the greatest film from 1983–2008 by Entertainment Weekly, many critics and scholars have named it one of the most significant works of modern cinema. For his next effort, Tarantino paid homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s with Jackie Brown (1997), an adaptation of the novel Rum Punch.

'Quentin Tarantino' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Tarantino in Jail (2012)

Actors: Diane Baker (producer), Michelle Lang (actress), Artem Mishin (producer), Qishi LI (director), Qishi LI (editor), Qishi LI (writer), Qishi LI (producer), Dov Simens (actor), Chad Bell (miscellaneous crew), Zivia Walker (miscellaneous crew), Colin Wessman (actor), Brandon Walley (actor), Thomas W. Andrews V (actor), Alexia Stratton (actor), Mari Saleh (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Short,

Lives and Deaths of the Poets (2011)

Actors: Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Tom Townsend (actor), Dave Cooperman (actor), Dave Cooperman (actor), Kendra North (actress), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Kevin Tan (actor), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress),

Plot: Lives and Deaths of the Poets spoofs and parodies incidents taken from the lives of famous writers, artists, and musicians (collectively "Poets") throughout history. Comprising a series of approximately 50 comic vignettes, the movie is the fictional story of what really did not happen to these famed Poets, who have so enriched all of our lives.

Keywords: emperor-nero, independent-film, musician, nudity, parody, poet, sketch-comedy, spoof, writer
Genres: Comedy,

Showboys (2011)

Actors: Ron Jeremy (actor), Joey Sinko (actor), Bryan Harley (actor), David Otero (actor), Johnny Soto (producer), Johnny Soto (director), Johnny Soto (editor), Johnny Soto (actor), Johnny Soto (writer), Justin McAleece (actor), Nicole McAleece (actress), Kassidy Serbus (actress), Brett Gipson (actor), Ronald Dean Blackwell (actor), Khetphet Phagnasay (actor),

Plot: Chaz, a vintage Showboy Magazine collector, decides to go to Hollywood after discovering his evil landlord's plot to find and kill Bert, the founder and creator of the acclaimed adult periodical; but when his blundering friends tag along, chaos ensues and Chaz must learn that there's more to life than his paperback love flames before shattering any hopes of ever having a real one of his own.

Genres: Comedy,

When Tarantino Met Shakespeare (2010)

Actors: Michael LiCastri (producer), Michael LiCastri (writer), Michael LiCastri (director), Michael LiCastri (actor), Croix Provence (actress), Chris Hestand (editor), Chris Hestand (producer), Chris Metz (actor), Francisco Martins (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Short,

Killing Tarantino (2009)

Actors: Dave Cobert (actor), Norman Lesperance (director), Norman Lesperance (writer), Norman Lesperance (producer), Norman Lesperance (writer), Patrick John Hurley (actor), Christopher Purdy (actor), Warren Farnes (producer), Kathryn Dudenhausen (editor), Julian Beeston (composer), Jamie Clarke (editor), Elliott Branch Jr. (actor), Valerie Rego (costume designer),

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Short,
Taglines: What if his life was the inspiration for his movies...

Quotes:

Jules: Don't make me go Bruce Lee on yo' ass.

Celebrity (2006)

Actors: Dominic Dierkes (actor), Donald Glover (actor), D.C. Pierson (actor), Dan Eckman (director), Dan Eckman (editor), Dominic Dierkes (producer), Dan Eckman (producer), Donald Glover (producer), D.C. Pierson (producer), Dominic Dierkes (writer), Donald Glover (writer), D.C. Pierson (writer), Meggie McFadden (actress), Meggie McFadden (producer),

Genres: Comedy, Short,

SW 2.5 (The Pitch Wars) (2003)

Actors: Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor), Joe Towne (actor),

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short,
Taglines: Before there were six, there were many.

Tarantino, Quentin Filmography

Play in Full Screen Killer Crow

2015, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Killer Crow

2015, role: director
Play in Full Screen The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards

2013, role: actor , character name: Himself - Winner: Best Screenplay & Nominee: Best Director
Play in Full Screen Scenes from Django Unchained - UK Winner

2013, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Live from the Red Carpet: The 2013 Academy Awards

2013, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The 85th Oscars

2013, role: actor , character name: Himself - Winner
Play in Full Screen On the Set: Inside Hollywood Movies

2013, role: actor , character name: Himself - Panelist
Play in Full Screen Django Unchained

2012, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Django Unchained the TVOne Special

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Django Unchained

2012, role: actor , character name: The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
Play in Full Screen MSN Exclusives

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Bar25

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Man with the Iron Fists

2012, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen Django Unchained

2012, role: director
Play in Full Screen The BAFTA Britannia Awards

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Scream Awards 2011

2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Nightmare Factory

2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

2011, role: actor , character name: Himself - Music + Film Award Recipient
Play in Full Screen The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Screenplay
Play in Full Screen 41st NAACP Image Awards

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Michel Ciment, le cinéma en partage

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Coming Home

2010, role: producer
Play in Full Screen The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Golden Globes Red Carpet Live

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Hollywood Don't Surf!

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen La noche de los Oscar

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay & Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Play in Full Screen The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Gilles Jacob, l'arpenteur de la croisette

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Inglourious Basterds

2009, role: actor , character name: American Soldier in 'Pride of Nation'
Play in Full Screen Inglourious Basterds

2009, role: director
Play in Full Screen Spike's Guys Choice

2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen TV Festival Du Cannes 2009

2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Inglourious Basterds

2009, role: actor , character name: First Scalped Nazi
Play in Full Screen Scream Awards 2009

2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Inglourious Basterds

2009, role: writer
Play in Full Screen 66th Grand Prix of Monaco

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself - Sideline interview
Play in Full Screen Hell Ride

2008, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen Hell Ride

2008, role: producer
Play in Full Screen Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen 2008 Asian Excellence Awards

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself - Presenter
Play in Full Screen AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen A Conversation with Enzo Castellari and Quentin Tarantino

2008, role: actor
Play in Full Screen Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero

2008, role: actor , character name: Himself

Famous quotes by Quentin Tarantino:

"Tell you what. Next time I do a movie, you can drive me to the set."

"That part that was in the wall, that was the bomb. I wanted a lot of wall time and Wally gave me the wall time."

"... Any guy that's going to get shot for his art, that's an actor who will go [all the] way with you, ... He picked up cherries off a block of ice with his butt!"

"If there's another level of heaven, that's where I'm at,"

"[While the film does have its share of gags, it's the closest Knoxville has ever come to a full-on dramatic leading role.] I don't think it's a stretch, ... I always knew Johnny was a good actor. But also, when you're looking for the ultimate, charming, redneck-scoundrel rascal, I think Johnny's the go-to guy."

"I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience."

"I steal from every movie ever made."

"This CGI bullshit is the death knell of cinema. If I'd wanted all that computer game bullshit, I'd have stuck my dick in a Nintendo."

"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch"

"I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue."

"When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'"

"I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie."

"I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema."

"As a viewer, the minute I start getting confused, I check out of the movie. Emotionally, I'm severed."

"I cannot get myself interested in video games. I've been given video game players and they just sit there connected to my TVs gathering dust until eventually I unplug them so I can put in another special-region DVD player."

"If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels."

"I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer."

"I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling."

"Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing."

"Novelists have always had complete freedom to pretty much tell their story any way they saw fit. And that's what I'm trying to do."

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